PHILIPPINES: RISK SUMMARY

The article focuses on the political and economic risks and business development in the Philippines including the opposition of the Catholic Church to the proposal of President Benigno Aquino III on the use of contraceptives, the purchase of 200 million dollars of denominated bonds, and the construction of a wind power plant by Netherland's GN Power in Bataan province.

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